Selected Exhibitions

2022

  • Awakening, Pour-d, Rockford, MI
  • Black White to Magnificent Color, Watchung Art Center, NJ
  • Roco 6x6, Rochester, NY
  • A Queens Fine Art Spring Affair, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Mercer County Artists Exhibition 2022, West Windsor, NJ
  • Artist's Choice, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI

2021

  • May I, Starta Arta, New York, NY
  • Love Or Something Like It, Core New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
  • Inspire Art Gallery Jan Show, Dunellen, NJ
  • Viewpoints 2021, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
  • Models in Motion, Encino, CA
  • LICA @ Atlantic Spring 2021, NYC
  • Stamford Art Association, Motherhood, Stamford, CT
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Art, Firefly Artists, Norhtport, NY
  • Ellarslie Open, Trenton Museum, Trenton NJ
  • Portraits, queencity15, Poughkeepsie, NY
  • Drawings in a Time of Renewal, LIC Arts, Long Island City, NY
  • Big ART in small, Monmouth Museum, Monmouth, NJ

2020

  • The Impromptu Iv Exhibit, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Cape Cod, MA
  • Draw It On Paper, Vancouver Art Space, Vancouver, WA
  • 2020 SCNY Open Figuratively, Salmagundi Club, New york, NY
  • Night & Day, Local Project, Long Island City, NY
  • (DE)PICT, La Bodega, Brooklyn, NY
  • Creative Mosaic, Flushing Town Hall, Queens, NY
  • LIC-A @ Atlantic VI, New york, NY

2019

  • Off the wall, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
  • Creative Mosaic, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Greenpoint Gallery's People's Choice Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Dare Small, The Cluster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Priority Mail, Mail Art Biennial, Brooklyn, NY
  • When Darkness Fall, Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, MD Jurors Award
  • Borough5, Black Diamond Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Drink Me, Taste Me, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • LIC-A Members Showcase, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Untitled 1, The Factory, Long Island City, NY
  • Solo exhibition Faces: Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY

2018

  • Off the wall, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Painting in the 21st Century, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Greenpoint Gallery's People's Choice Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Falling Forward, The Factory, Long Island City, NY
  • Allow me to Reintroduce Myself, Cigar Factory, Long Island City, NY
  • Yours, And Always Only Yours, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Winner LIC-A Postcard Show, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • LIC Arts Open Members Show, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
  • Escape Velocity, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY

Biography

I am a native of New Jersey, the son of special education teachers. At the age of 12, I began taking weekend lessons at a comic book drawing school in New Jersey and under the encouragement of my parents, I would spend my teenage years traveling to drawing and painting workshops in the New York Metro area. After two years at Sullivan County Community College art program and the unfortunate lost of my parents, I went to work for local advertising agencies to support myself. While my career progressed as a digital artist and multi-media programmer, drawing continued to be my passion and something that occupied a lot of my free time. In 2000, I moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan and took painting classes at the Education Alliance taught by Paul Lucchesi. Next, I learned the Frank Reilly method of painting at the Art Students League under the tutelage of Jack Faragasso. At the Grand Central Academy Atelier, I learned the art of portraiture from Scott Waddell and Joshua LaRock. Currently, I find meetups and workshops in New York to work on my craft and pursue my passion for painting and drawing.


Artist Statement

As an artist, my background includes both classic illustration and academic painting techniques. I have honed my skills to become proficient in working with oil paint and charcoals, which allows me to create realistic imagery that captures the viewer's attention. My style is characterized by a realistic representation of the subject matter, but with a unique twist of incorporating elements of storytelling to convey a deeper message or narrative. I believe that art should not only be visually pleasing but also meaningful and thought-provoking.

My goal as an artist is to use my technical skills to tell a story and engage the viewer on a deeper level. I strive to create art that not only captures the viewer's attention but also makes them think and reflect on the subject matter. I believe that the combination of my technical skills, storytelling abilities, and passion for creating meaningful art allows me to create truly captivating and thought-provoking pieces.

Contact me michael.j.connors at gmail.com